A Lebanese Pantry used for a 5:2 Diet recipe: OK, I’ll admit there’s a bit of calculated cooking going on here. I’ve been intending to enter Bethady Kedy’s competition to win a trip to The Lebanon for a while, and I needed to blog about something Lebanese as part of my entry. But, I’m also […]
5-2 Diet Made to Measure Vegetable Curry
Low-Calorie Vegetable Curry for the 5-2 Diet: I was sent a large box of rather beautiful organic fruit and vegetables from Soil and Seed last week. Now, when I was asked if I would like to trial one of the boxes I looked at the range currently on offer and was a little bit thrown. […]
5-2 Diet Shirataki Noodles with Beef
5-2 Diet Fast Day Noodle Stir Fry: Doing the 5-2 Diet or another low calorie plan? Have you come across these really low calorie Shirataki noodles (just 5cals for a 100g portion). If not they are worth trying because they can really help manage hunger – and if you like stir-fries then they make a […]
Steamed Thai Style Fish for the 5-2 Diet
Steamed Thai Style Cod Recipe for 5-2 Diet: This 5-2 diet recipe for Steamed Fish uses one of the simplest ways to cook healthy food. Steaming fish involves no added fat but allows you to add seasoning in the form of ingredients cooked in the steamer. What a great concept for the 5-2 diet fast […]
5-2 Diet Meal Planning and Recipes
More on Planning for 5:2 Diet Fast Days I’m really not good at meal planning. It’s probably because living along, I’m used to catering for myself in a kitchen foraging kind of way. At best it leads to inventive cooking. At worst it’s only me who gets to see and eat what ever I happen […]
5-2 Diet Lemon and Coriander Chicken
5-2 Diet – Recipes for the 5-2 Diet: Now, I am still doing the 5-2 diet. I am really encouraged by the weight loss so far, and I am hoping that I am also getting some of the health benefits. I watched the Horizon programme, Eat, Fast and Live Longer which highlighted research that has […]